Needful Things

Needful Things

1993

When a creepy older man named Leland Gaunt (Max von Sydow) moves to a small town in Maine and sets up an antique shop, bad things soon follow. Gaunt has the remarkable ability of selling people exactly what they want most, but his ideal purchases come at a price that involves more than just money. Through Gaunt's manipulation, the citizens of the town gradually turn on one another, resulting in violence that Sheriff Alan Pangborn (Ed Harris) struggles to contain.

Based on the bestseller from Stephen King

JBscale
41
Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 1 min.
US Theatrical Release
August 27, 1993
US Box Office
$15,185,672 (#3802 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Strong Language, Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
MGM
Released
June 23, 2015
Acquired Date
December 18, 2018
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow
Ed Harris
Ed Harris
Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia
Amanda Plummer
Amanda Plummer
J.T. Walsh
J.T. Walsh
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon
Duncan Fraser
Duncan Fraser
Valri Bromfield
Valri Bromfield
Shane Meier
Shane Meier
William Morgan Sheppard
William Morgan Sheppard
Don S. Davis
Don S. Davis
Campbell Lane
Campbell Lane
Eric Schneider
Eric Schneider
Frank C. Turner
Frank C. Turner
Lochlyn Munro
Lochlyn Munro

Directors

Fraser C. Heston
Fraser C. Heston

Producers

Jack Cummins
Jack Cummins

Writers

W.D. Richter
W.D. Richter

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Ratings

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RT Rotten
33%
Tomatometer
27 votes
RT Stale
44%
Popcornmeter
499 votes
METASCORE
43
18 votes
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
28,543 votes